as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws
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Recent Examples of slaver
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Sue has no discernible personality or thoughts, but the TV network — led by a slavering man named Harvey (Dennis Quaid) — has hired her for this hosting gig, the moment that will solidify her stardom.
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Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2025
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
Indians captured Indian and Mexican children and sold them to Hispanic slavers.
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Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
3 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The welcome wagon on their second night as pioneers was a slavering mob.
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Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Sue has no discernible personality or thoughts, but the TV network — led by a slavering man named Harvey (Dennis Quaid) — has hired her for this hosting gig, the moment that will solidify her stardom.
—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
Those who stood up to the slavers on land and at sea often paid a heavy price for their bravery.
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Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
Indians captured Indian and Mexican children and sold them to Hispanic slavers.
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Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaver
Verb
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Isaacs said the symptoms of heat stress or heat stroke include excessive panting, drooling, vomiting, seizures or collapse.
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This golden lasagna is the perfect way to offer a vegetarian option that meat-eaters will be drooling over.
Noun
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Testing of saliva later confirmed infection with a bat rabies virus variant.
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The virus is shed in wild bird saliva, nasal secretions and feces, so even droppings near the coop can carry it.
Verb
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Over a Nineties hip-hop beat, East Coast to be exact, Czarface’s Inspectah Deck and Esoteric spit their verses before Hardy, er, Pulitzer comes in.
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After being asked to leave the property by officials, Zimmerman spat toward a hotel security officer, prompting staff to call the police.
Verb
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But that isn’t stopping Wall Street from salivating about what comes next.
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For a quick refresher, Pavlov found that if dogs were repeatedly given food while a bell rang, the dogs eventually began salivating at the mere sound of the bell because their brains associated the sound with food.
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“Slaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaver. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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